Rent NPR Road Trips: Fairs and Festivals: Stories That Take You Away . . .

Synopsis

Step right up as the gates swing open at fairgrounds across the USA. This delightful collection explores the unique joys of the public gatherings that take place in cities and small towns, when people of all stripes and sizes meet to gawk at cows, ponder seed art, get hypnotized, compete in husband-calling contests, and eat virtually anything on a stick.

Farming, food, politics, parades, shilling, glad-handing, people-watching, and silliness are celebrated here. If you've been to a fair or festival, you'll love this collection. If you haven't, here's what you've been missing.

Featuring:Garrison Keillor at the Minnesota State FairSwine Bring 'Olympig' Racing to County Fairs'Lovey' Replaces 'Sooey!' in Husband-Calling ContestThe Funnel Cake KingTexas Fair Takes Flyer on Food (Fried, Mostly)The Phelps of Food CanningThe Minnesota State Fair on a StickIowa's 'Butter Cow Lady' a Born ArtistVoices from the National Cornbread FestivalWood-Chopping in West Virginia

and much more.

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